Baumgarten is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714–1762), German philosopher
Fritz Baumgarten (1886–?), German footballer
Hermann Baumgarten (1825-1893), German historian and political publicist
Konrad Baumgarten, hero of the Swiss liberation legend, character in the drama William Tell
Ludwig Friedrich Otto Baumgarten-Crusius (1788–1843), German Protestant theologian
Martin Baumgarten (1507?), an explorer
Michael Baumgarten (1812–1889), German Protestant theologian
Paul Clemens von Baumgarten (1848–1928), German pathologist
Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten (1706-1757), German theologian
Vasily Baumgarten (1879-1962), Russian and Yugoslavian architect
